Monastery Tour:
June 17-29, 2014
Join us next year for the ninth Monastery Tour. New itinerary!
Medieval fortresses, world-famous hospitality, and professional guides make for an unforgettable adventure in the heart of the Caucasus...
In the news
PRI The World (syndicated on BBC, NPR), December 2012, featuring John A. Graham, the nuns of Bodbe Convent, Malkhaz Erkvanidze, and the Martvili boys choir
Deutsche Welle Program, December 2012, featuring John A. Graham, seminarians at Gremi, and the children's choir of Lagodekhi.
TravelWeekly.com, November 28th, 2012, on travel to Georgia. Mentions georgianchant.org as offering unique tours.
Past Events
Sakhioba Ensemble Tour
October 24 - November 11, 2012
After a spectacular tour including thirty workshop and concert appearances, see video and audio links of the tour, as well as links to purchase Sakhioba Ensemble recordings.
Weekend Workshop
November 16-18 
Malkhaz Erkvanidze
John A. Graham
Patty Cuyler
Join us for a weekend of singing with song-master Malkhaz Erkvanidze, who will be teaching Georgian folk and instrumental music after his recent three week performance tour with the Sakhioba Ensemble. Co-faculty members include John A. Graham (Georgian sacred music and improvisation), and Patty Cuyler (American, Corsican, South African).
Georgian
Chant
ISOCM Conference, June 2011
John A. Graham, Ekaterine Diasamidze, and Davit Shughliashvili taught Georgian chant workshops at this year's International Society for Orthodox Church Music conference, held at the University of Joensuu Theological Institute in Joensuu, Finland. June 6th - 12th, 2011. For photos, videos, and other content related to the conference, click here.
Georgian
Chant
Featured in the NYTimes
The article, "Sacred Chants Reverberating Once Again," interviewed John A. Graham and Luarsab Togonidze for information on the history and preservation of Georgian liturgical music. See additional photographs here.
Updated Pages
Archival Music
See our updated Archival Recordings page for Gramophone recordings of Georgian chant from the early 20th century
History
Chant preservation movement
See our brief survey of the 19th century Transcription and Preservation movement of Georgian Chant, with links to more information
Articles
on Georgian Chant
Review two articles in English by Georgia's leading chant scholars, Malkhaz Erkvanidze and David Shugliashvili, on the Resources page. Additional articles by John A. Graham on this page.